George johnson



l(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE JOHNSON, OF ST. JOHNS I-IILL, BATTERSEA, COUNTY OF SURREY,ENGLAND.

STEADgYiNG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,036, datedSeptember 17, 1889.

Application filed Aprill, 1,889.

ject of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, residing at St. .IohnsHill, Battersea, in the county of Surrey, England, have invented a newand useful Improved Steadying Device for Vehicle-Bodies, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to an appliance for limiting, diminishing, orchecking the oscillatory movements produced in the bodies of vehicles onsprings when traveling upon uneven roads or when turning corners. Tothat end I affix unto and underneath the body of the vehicle a pendentguide havingaslot, and whichI extends downward a distance ot' someinches below the axle-tree line, and to the axle-tree I fix or weld oneor a pair of brackets, which reach down nearly to the end of thependant. These brackets supporta centesi` pin, which carries afriction-roller or guideblock, which works within the slot in thependent guide. The pendent guide is freeto move upward and downward,while the friction-roller or guide-block will have a slight play uponthe center pin, allowing either end.

of the axle-tree to rise or fall, according to the inequalities in thesurface of the road; but the lateral movements of the carriage-body willbe checked, diminished, and limited by-the action of this appliance.

To clearly explain how my invention Inay be carried into eiect,reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecication, and in which- Serial No. 307,313. (No model.)

Figure 1 is an elevation of part of the rear axle and body-fra1ne of a.vehicle to which my invention has been applied, and Fig. 2 is a sidesectional elevation on line a: of Fig. 1.

To the bar d, fixed under and across the vbody of the vehicle g, isattached the slotted pendent guide b, which may be rigidly xed, asshown, or hinged lineally to the cross-bar a.

Eixed or welded onto the axle-tree f is a bracket c, carrying a centerpin or pivote, upon which is mounted the friction or guide block d,which may be provided with a suitable oiling-cup 7i, if thoughtnecessary, and may also be cushioned with a suitable elasticsubstance-such as the rubber if desired.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of Iny saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is In combination, the wagon-body, the axle, the pendantsecured rigidly to the body and extending to a point below the axle andhaving its lower portion slotted, the bracket secured rigidly to theaxle and also extending to a point below the same, the pin projectingfrom said bracket through the slotted lower end of the pendant, and theblock on the pin and within the slot.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE JOHNSON. INitnesses:

PHILIP M. JUSTICE, ALLEN P. JONES.

